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In early 1865 the United and Confederate States of America signed a truce that ended four years of unimaginable bloodshed. Thirty-three years later, the truce will end. Great War 1898 is the first book of an alternate history based on the existence of the Confederate States of America and while this is a well-traveled topic, Great War is not the story of North America. It is the story of what happened to the world. Written as an actual historical account, Great War explores a wealth of real historical characters and events that are woven into a world that is both different and familiar.

"The Obama administration is counting on a dose of outside innovation to push government into the 21st century. President Obama is convinced that in his time left in office, he can turn an "ossified" and "stuck" federal government into a sleeker, more agile operation that works smoothly with Silicon Valley to bring the latest technology to bear to improve people''s lives. In an interview with Fast Company magazine published in June, Obama defended federal managers and employees, saying "the federal government is full of really smart people, with a lot of integrity, who work really hard and do some incredible stuff." The problem, he said, is that government''s systems for purchasing and implementing new technologies have been "terrible." "You know, our private sector thrives because we historically have had a very effective government," he said. "Now, over the last several years that has become more ossified and stuck. And it hasn''t kept pace with changes in technology. And part of what we''re doing here is to yank government--upgrade it, patch it, and ultimately transform it so that it is responsive and can interface with this new private sector in a much more effective way." These are heady days in the world of federal information technology. In addition to Fast Company, several other publications have chronicled the influx of Silicon Valley innovators into newly minted federal organizations such as the White House''s U.S. Digital Service and the General Services Administration''s 18F unit. They have come in the wake of the HealthCare.gov disaster to show government the way to a sleeker, more innovative future. In this ebook, we explore how agencies are embarking on their journey toward that future, from the White House to the Pentagon and beyond"--Page 2.